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May 23, 2018 09:35 pm GMT

Haha, Trump legally can't block people on Twitter anymore

Pop those bottles, First Amendment-lovers. Plaintiffs in a freedom of speech lawsuit just scored a major victory against President Trump in court.

A New York District Court judge has ruled that President Donald Trump may not block people on Twitter for criticizing or disagreeing with him. 

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The ruling is the result of a lawsuit, filed by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, on behalf of seven plaintiffs that Trump blocked on Twitter.

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